The Girl I Left Behind Me The Avett Brothers Live At The House of Blues VERSE 1 WROTE HER A LETTER WHEN I’D KNOWN BETTER AND ASKED HER TO BE MY WIFE ALONG CAME A FELLER AND HIT ME ON THE SMELLER AND IT ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE CHORUS OH THAT GIRL THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME VERSE2 RODE AHEAD TO THE PLACE SHE SAID AND ALWAYS THERE YOU’LL SEE SHE SAID "I’M TRUE WHEN YOU GET THROUGH RIDE BACK AND YOU WILL FIND ME." CHORUS OH THAT GIRL THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME VERSE 3 THE MONKEY AND THE FROG THE TURTLE AND THE DOG THE CHICK THE WEASEL AND THE FLEA THE FUZZY RACCOON AND THE UGLY BABOON THEY ALL GOT A WIFE BUT ME CHORUS OH THAT GIRL THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME VERSE 4 LAST NIGHT I SLEPT IN A SYCAMORE TREE WITH THE WIND AND THE RAIN ALL AROUND ME TONIGHT I’LL SLEEP IN A WARM FEATHER BED WITH THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME CHORUS OH THAT GIRL THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME